More on the recent flooding in eastern Iowa. This morning Iowa Public Radio's Pat Blank reports that New Hartford, a town near where I live and through which I regularly ride my bike, is nearing the point of no return after a tornado and flooding this past month. Daniel Schorr responds, citing Cedar Falls city council member Kamyar Enshayan's comments in the Washington Post about human interventions in the Iowa landscape.
I've known Kamyar for several years and deeply respect the work he has undertaken in our area. Read some of his past musings on the environment and community activism at the Des Moines Register blogs.